i mean yes, i do set my hours. therefore "after work" would mean "after those hours" wouldn't it.

but more specifically when i say "after work" i mean "after working on my graphic novel" which is what i'm referring to whenever i mention a day job. i have a daily/weekly quota of work i need to do to hit my deadlines, so i refer to that as doing my day job even if, on paper, i'm freelance. my novellas occupy more of a monetized hobby space than a day job space, to me.